Google is shutting down Hangouts in November

Google Hangouts users have until November this year to switch to Chat. Anyone still using the Hangouts mobile app will see a notification asking Google to make the switch to Chat in Gmail or the Chat app.

In July Google starts migrating Hangouts users in Gmail to Chat in Gmail. The specific Hangouts web page will remain available until “later this year.” Google already warns that the service will be terminated and refers users to Google Chat. Google will later automatically redirect users to Chat. A month before this happens, the company will warn users about it.

Immediately, Google warns mobile users that Hangouts is going to stop and that they should use Chat in Gmail or the Chat app. After the switch, Google will also migrate existing conversations “for most users”. Those who want to save their Hangouts history can download it via Google Takeout, but users must do this before November, the month in which Hangouts will stop for good.

Google announced last year that it would stop using Hangouts and want to migrate users to Chat. At the beginning of this year, the company already switched Workspace users to Chat. Google has not previously stated a definitive end date for Hangouts.